Double Function @doublefunction
For now, just a feed of @essell2’s tweets, videos and developer interviews about level design and game dev. Discord server here: https://t.co/vvMQFNjY4b doublefunction.co.uk London, England Joined December 2010-
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Chipping away at the edit of my next developer interview, "How Bethesda created the worlds of Skyrim and Fallout", featuring: - Justin Schram (level designer) - @JoelBurgess (lead level designer) - @NPurkeypile (lead artist) - Nate's cat (cat)
Here's my short, very polite rant about why those "speed level design" youtube videos (with millions of views) are so misleading, and a common pet hate / running joke among the #leveldesign community: youtube.com/watch?v=IcCFto…
On today's episode, I chat to Steve Lee (@essell2)! We talk holistic level design, interactive experiences, story-driven games & taking a skateboard first approach. Steve's work includes: Dishonored 2, Bioshock Infinite, Alba & Tactical Breach Wizards. spoti.fi/3uxaVHB
I enjoy making these #leveldesign videos but they each take me dozens of hours, so I've started a Patreon to see if I can make it more sustainable - if you like what I do, please take a look and consider supporting! x patreon.com/stevelee_gamed…
In Part 3, I design, blockout and script a basic version of the final act of the level, after catching myself almost heading down a direction that was way out of my comfort zone, and would've probably ended in tears / a very awkward video series. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=5SSBNN…
Part 2 is up! We jump into the Hammer level editor and build the "skateboard" version of the level asap, iterating and expanding from there. I explain the Skateboard concept, and why it's important to basically all #leveldesign and #gamedev, at 9:09: youtube.com/watch?v=uuCMeH…
I'm starting a #leveldesign series where I create a fully playable Half Life 2 level, from start to finish. In the first video, I design the level in text first - focusing on objectives, gameplay elements and structure, explaining my thinking as I go: youtube.com/watch?v=0FSssD…
Important news - I have updated my company logo typeface from Alte Haas Grotesk (left) to Shippori Antique (right). This has improved both my daily productivity and job satisfaction by 5.4%
Here's a follow-up with 15 more questions for #leveldesign / #gamedesign peeps to ask themselves - regarding simplicity, narratively-interesting gameplay objectives, gender representation, whether it's important to challenge the player, etc - watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=IpXm2c…
New #leveldesign video! In this one I run through 15 simple questions you can ask yourself while working on a level, to help evaluate and improve it: youtube.com/watch?v=IemtpH…
If you've not played Alba yet - we were recently nominated for 3 Baftas (Best British Game, Best Family Game, Best Game Beyond Entertainment), and it's also half price Steam right now: store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Al…
@MonsterclipRSPN @argonomic Part 2 of my chat with @MonsterclipRSPN and @argonomic is a dive into the unique #leveldesign process for Modern Warfare 2; their classic "Cliffhanger" mission; and how to design and script to ensure the player is really playing, and not just watching: youtube.com/watch?v=GrY5Ea…
(Thread) Kicking off my series of developer interviews with a chat with Respawn design veterans @MonsterclipRSPN and @argonomic, about the blood sweat and tears that went into making the Titanfall games - hope you enjoy: youtube.com/watch?v=ZT9yVU…
Happy to be heading back to the tactics genre, helping @Pentadact make levels for @BreachWizards :) The level editor I'm using to make stuff will also ship with the game for players to use, which is nice. Here's Tom's trailer / explanation of the game: youtube.com/watch?v=L3DbP0…
Video 8 is up! 17 minutes of real talk about why #leveldesign is weird and tricky for today’s aspiring LDs to get jobs in; how things have changed since the old days (of proper level editors); and my mixed feelings about a lot of #blocktober posts: youtu.be/-T73pq9YcOE
Tinkering away on a new cinematic #leveldesign video I've had in mind for years, dissecting all the clever design and scripting behind Modern Warfare 2's classic "Cliffhanger" mission. (Also hoping to talk with its designers about the creative process - more on that later)
For video 6, I discuss the world design work I did on Alba: A Wildlife Adventure - a lovely, wholesome mini open-world game by @ustwogames. I talk about layout and landmarks, how we setup all the animals, Disneyland, Goldeneye 64, and the “Friends Test”: youtu.be/TfmcQrKC8IA
(With @leveldesignfm’s blessing) I uploaded a 12min excerpt of me talking on the podcast, about some of the fun stuff Dishonored 2 level designers had to think about to make sure players can’t “break” the level (with Blink, Possesion, Bend Time, etc): youtu.be/fPOh75O7Mtc
In video 4 I give detailed #leveldesign feedback on my old HL2 student project, as if I was mentoring myself at a studio, and we were trying to ship the level in a real game. I’ve crammed 19 topics into 14 minutes - layout, clarity, drama, process, etc: youtu.be/K2kUQPJEot8
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stevelee on bluesky @essell2
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No longer here, see b... @jonikorpi
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Jeffrey Pidsadny @JeffreyPidsadny
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Robert Shaer @RobShaer
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Manti @GameDevManti
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Mohammad Farhoudikia @Mdx737
430 Followers 2K Following Seeking to be a good level designer | level designer @PolydinStudio | Opinions are my own. #blockout | #blocktober | #leveldesign
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Sean Slayback @slaypiece
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stevelee on bluesky @essell2
5K Followers 378 Following Lead Level Designer at @HalfMermaid, youtube vids, previously Dishonored 2, @BreachWizards, etc. Gone to Bluesky: https://t.co/xjokNjhyi6
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